IndustryApr 2026 4 · 9 min read
Hiring Game Developers in Delhi NCR: A Practical Guide
Here’s an in-depth look at hiring game developers in delhi ncr: a practical guide, based on what we’ve actually seen hiring, outsourcing to, and working with teams across India’s game dev cities.
Where to actually look
Beyond the obvious job boards, the strongest game dev hires in Delhi NCR tend to come through game jams, local Unity/Unreal meetups, and referrals from people already shipping — cold job postings pull a much shallower pool.
What to test for
A short, paid take-home task that mirrors your actual codebase or content pipeline tells you more in two days than five rounds of interviews. Ask candidates to walk you through a decision they'd have made differently on a past project — the answer tells you how they think, not just what they know.
A word on retention
Hiring in Delhi NCR is only half the problem — the studios that keep good people tend to be the ones giving engineers real ownership of systems, not just tickets to close.
Written by
Puja Das
Enixo Studio · Design team
Designs interfaces and onboarding flows at Enixo, with a focus on making complex game systems feel simple.
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2 comments
JinxTheRogue 2 days ago
This is exactly the kind of breakdown I needed — saved for the next sprint planning.
PixelPilot 1 day ago
Curious how this holds up on lower-end mobile hardware?
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